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1	We've all probably felt so hungry that we ended up daydreaming about the food in anticipation. Well, that's basically what this trope is: a character fantasizes about their food, either verbally (often with the line "I can just imagine the X" or "I can almost smell/taste the X") or via a FantasySequence or ThoughtBubble. Naturally, cravings like these are TruthInTelevision, and you can thank your hypothalamus for that, since among its tasks in maintaining homeostasis is regulating food intake. Add to the fact that humans innately seek out foods rich in sugar, fat, salt and high-energy carbohydrates, and the science behind this trope is cracked!
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3	This trope differs from the similar trope MeatOVision, in that Meat-O-Vision is about imagining the people around the imaginer ''turning into'' food, (although in some cases, they ''might'' [[ActingOutADaydream briefly forget that it's all in their head]]). Delicious Daydreams are about food in general; the most surreal of these daydreams tend to be about GiantFood. They might involve a MountainOfFood.
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5	When PlayedForLaughs, it means that the character is just [[ChewingTheScenery being dramatic]] about how hungry they are and/or how much they like the food or [[BigEater food in general]]. When PlayedForDrama, however, it can mean that the character is literally starving or hasn't had anything interesting to eat in ages. Might also be done by someone (again, usually a BigEater or someone who really loves the food) if they're about to go to a new place that serves delicious food or are imagining buying food with a large sum of money they think they will acquire. Compare MarshmallowDream. Also compare, but do not confuse with, DeliciousDistraction.
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12	* In a ''Advertising/ClaudeTheCat'' PSA, Claude warns the viewers that without proper ventilation with a gas cooker, we'll choke like a CanaryInACoalMine. He then imagines a canary and says, "Mmm, canaries!".
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16	* In ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist2003'', the first episode has Ed so thirsty from walking through the desert that he says "Water... I can almost hear it." Subverted in that he can hear it, as there's a fountain nearby. Double-subverted in that the fountain is a fountain of wine instead of water.
17	* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' begins with Miaka having fallen asleep in class, dreaming about food.
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21	* In an ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' book, Asterix and Obelix are in danger and Obelix, who is hungry, imagines some roast meat.
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25	* In the ''Animation/KikoRiki'' episode "The Chill", when Wally sees his friends giving food to Dokko, who [[SickEpisode has a cold]], he decides he wants to catch one so that he can be taken care of too and imagines himself being fed jam, jelly, and fruit.
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29	* ''Film/{{Jungle}}'': While starving in the jungle, Yossi dreams he is in a fast food restaurant where he is given a tray loaded down with food (and the gorgeous cashier flirts with him). However, he wakes up before he can eat any of it.
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33	* An animal variant occurs in the {{Xenofiction}} novel ''Literature/RaptorRed''. During a period where prey is scarce, the titular ''Utahraptor'' dreams of a world consisting of nothing but dinosaur carcasses and offal. Upon waking up and tasting no meat in her mouth whatsoever, she's understandably disappointed.
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37	* The ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' episode, "''Tree House''" features Drake having this.
38	* In ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', His family put Phil on a strict diet until Phil loses himself in a Turkey Feast fantasy.
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42	* In the ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' episode "Call it a Day", Bear is talking about the events of a typical day and when he gets to lunch, he imagines a stack of peanut butter sandwiches and says, "Mmm, peanut butter."
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46	* The song "Food, Glorious Food" in ''Theatre/{{Oliver}}''. The boys in the workhouse sing it to complain about the gruel they're being fed while fantasizing about the food they'd like to be eating instead. It praises delectable dishes like hot sausage and mustard, cold jelly and custard, pease pudding and a great big steak.
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50	* ''WebVideo/JonTron'': In "Food Games", Jon starts discussing how the UsefulNotes/McDonalds games are [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial absolutely not]] going to make him crave "a delicious [=McDonald's=] hamburger, which has the perfect blend of crispy lettuce, meaty tomatoes, a patty sizzled to perfection, and all topped off with one, perfectly crunchy pickle." Immediately following is the sound of [[ImmediateSelfContradiction Jon opening a wrapper and eating one of the many burgers he ended up buying]].
51	* ''WebAnimation/TheMusicFreaks'': Henry fantasizes about eating lettuce in the episode "[[Recap/TheMusicFreaksS1E5ADrummersConfession A Drummer's Confession]]".
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55	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Night Drivers" Anne dreams about Yogurtropolis, a city of living frozen yogurt... only to realize she's in a nightmare when she finds out they're all [[StockYuck black licorice-flavored]].
56	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': [[Recap/ArthurS2E7ArthursTVFreeWeekNightFright The episode]] where [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Binky]] gets a nightlight to sleep with starts with him dreaming of a massive pile of hamburgers that are all his to eat. The dream turns into a nightmare when he finds that the burgers are actually alive, and [[CatapultNightmare ends]] with their giant, angry parent chasing him off a cliff. [[BookEnds At the end of the episode]], Binky ([[AnAesop who has learned that everyone has coping mechanisms for sleeping in comfort]]) dreams of the living burgers again, except that ''he's'' [[SwappedRoles the one terrorizing them this time]].
57	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' has Hamton in class daydreaming about his lunch dancing in a conga line.
58	-->''Cha cha cha cha cha, LUNCH! Cha cha cha cha cha, LUNCH!''
59	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', when the power plant is bought out by a German company, one of the higher ups sympathizes with Homer's love of candy, saying they're from "the land of chocolate." Naturally, Homer fantasizes about something way more literal.

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